Doomed airliner pilot was political fanatic: Hours before taking control of flight MH370 he attended trial of jailed opposition leader as FBI reveal passengers could be at a secret location — Police are investigating the possibility that the pilot of missing Flight MH370 hijacked his own aircraft in a bizarre political protest.

U.S. rejects Crimea vote as invalid — U.S. lawmakers and senior officials hope new sanctions, cooperation with Europe and tough talk can head off Russia's ambitions, even as the world stands by and watches Crimea vote on breaking from Ukraine. — As voters in the Crimean region voted Sunday …

Obama Factor Adds to Fears of Democrats — WASHINGTON — Democrats are becoming increasingly alarmed about their midterm election fortunes amid President Obama's sinking approval ratings, a loss in a special House election in Florida last week, and millions of dollars spent by Republican-aligned groups attacking the new health law.

The Age of Individualism — IN the future, it seems, there will be only one “ism” — Individualism — and its rule will never end. As for religion, it shall decline; as for marriage, it shall be postponed; as for ideologies, they shall be rejected; as for patriotism, it shall be abandoned; as for strangers, they shall be distrusted.

CNN Poll: Rand Paul goes where his father never went — Washington (CNN) - Rand Paul has done something his father never did - top the list of potential Republican presidential candidates in a national poll. — According to a new CNN/ORC International survey, 16% of Republicans and independents …

Some White People Tried To Rally For Their Race Today — A smattering of white people on Saturday stood up to discrimination against their race that exists only in their minds. — The so-called “White Man March” was the brainchild of an organizer named Kyle Hunt, who wrote on his website that he expected …